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    More and more people like keeping pets, so pet hospitals are usually very busy. Kind persons who love animals are needed to provide help in busy pet hospitals. Those vets (兽医) will teach them how to take care of the pets.

    Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller because people in the future will live in much smaller space. Scientists are now working on making very small farm animals. The same thing might be done to make small cats and dogs.

    It's said that one day you might own a panther (豹) as a pet. Some scientists believe that they might have to start turning wild animals into pets since this might be the only way to save them from dying out.

    What about buying a robot to be a pet? This may sound silly, buy it could become true. Robot dogs have been made to sell. They are like real dogs. These pets might become more and more popular in the future.

    Lots of people want pets while they are on holidays. A hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem. They lend cats to their guests. Many experts (专家) believe that this idea will become more and more popular. It is very possible that in the future you will be able to order a pet, as well as room service, at a hotel.

1. （1） People can provide help in busy pet hospitals as long as they___________.

   A . love animals B . are rich C . are strong D . are sad
3. （2） The scientists want to make the farm animals smaller because__________.

   A . big animals are dying out B . robots will become pets C . people like smaller animals D . people in the future may have smaller living space
5. （3） What's the fourth paragraph about?

   A . People may keep smaller pets in the future. B . Robots might be popular pets in the future. C . People can help animals in the pet hospitals. D . People can borrow pets from a hotel.
7. （4） According to the fifth paragraph, people may want pets most_________.

   A . at the beginning of the year B . when they work busily C . on holidays D . when they stay with their family
9. （5） Which of the following is NOT true?

   A . Pet hospitals are very busy because more and more people keep pets. B . The people who keep pets have to help in busy pet hospitals. C . The pets are likely to become smaller and smaller in the future. D . Wild animals may become pets in the future.